Discontinued (OCT 2025) M.Des. in Heritage Design 

at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology, Yelahanaka

Yes, Srishti Manipal accepts CEED score for admission to MDes programme. However, it is no mandatory to qualify CEED. Aspirants can appear for SMEAT conducted by Srishti College. Applicants who have taken CEED examination can exempt from Test 1 of SMEAT if their All India Rank is 500 or below provided they are able to submit their result at the time of application. 

Candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent from foreign universities need to produce a certificate or recognition/ equivalence by the Association of India Universities (AIU), as equivalent to the corresponding Indian degrees, for the purpose of higher studies can apply for MDes course. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission.

Srishti Manipal admission to MDes course is based on following:

• Submission of complete application form
• Sucessful completion of the Srishti Manipal Entrance & Aptitude Test (SMEAT) or national-level entrance exam like CEED
• Declaration and verification of Minimum Educational Qualification
• Payment of all required fees

Interested candidates can follow the below steps to get admission to Srishti Manipal MDes programme:

Srishti College MDes Application Process 2024

Srishti Manipal registration process is conducted via online mode. The application fee is INR 600 for each course. Candidates will have to pay an application fee of INR 5,000 for SMEAT.

Selection Rounds

Srishti College shortlists candidates for MDes based on SMEAT score. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology conducts the SMEAT exam to shortlist candidates for admission to the PG courses. Candidates who have qualified CEED are exempted from appearing for the college-level entrance exam. SMEAT exam is conducted in three cycles. Candidates need to meet the minimum educational qualifications (MEQ) to get selected for the MDes course.

Seat Allotment & Admission Confirmation

After the selection process is over, the college releases a merit list announcing the names of the shortlisted candidates. Srishti Manipal offers seats round-wise to shortlisted candidates in MDes programme. Aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the college.

Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology offers decent placements to its MDes students annually. As per the students' reviews on the Shiksha page, the institute has achieved 40% placements recently. Some of the top job roles offered include Research Engineer Design Engineer and Development Engineer.

As per the latest students' reviews on Shiksha page, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology recorded 40% placements annually for courses like BDes, MDes and BFA, etc. The placement percentage of the recent batch is presented below:

Note: The placement percentage mentioned above has been taken from students' reviews on Shiksha page.

According to students' reviews on Shiksha page, the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology average package offered during the recent placement drive was between INR 3 LPA and INR 5 LPA.

Aspirants can apply for SMEAT 2024 in online mode on the official website of the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Applications submitted in offline mode will  not be accepted. The online application form for SMEAT 2023 Round I will open in February 2024.

SMEAT exam pattern is such that there are three tests conducted by the institute:

• Test 1: Written Test (Those appeared for UCEED/ CEED and SET and have valid scores or ranks can exempt from the test.)
• Test 2: Studio-based activity test. (All Applicants have to undertake the test)
• Test 3: group/individual counselling session. (All Applicants have to undertake the test)

Srishti Manipal admission is primarily entrance-based. Below are the steps to get into Srishti College:

Srishti College Admission Process 2024